Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Can someone please help me with these math problems? They're irritating me..?

Solve for x.

6(5x+1) - 2(x-2) = 5x+10

I keep getting 0?!

That can't be right..

& (x/3) - 1 = 1 - (x-1) /2

I got x = 9/5, but when I plug it back in to see if it works, it doesn't come out equal?

Can someone please help me.

Thanks.

8 Answers

Relevance
  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    6(5x+1) - 2(x-2) = 5x+10

    30x + 6 - 2x + 4 = 5x + 10 {used distributive property}

    28x + 10 = 5x + 10 {combined like terms}

    28x = 5x {subtracted 10 from both sides}

    23x = 0 {subtracted 5x from both sides}

    x = 0 {divided both sides by 23}

    (x/3) - 1 = 1 - (x - 1)/2

    2x - 6 = 6 - 3(x - 1) {multiplied entire equation (each term) by 6 to eliminate fractions}

    2x - 6 = 6 - 3x + 3 {used distributive property}

    2x - 6 = -3x + 9 {combined like terms}

    2x = -3x + 15 {added 6 to both sides}

    5x = 15 {added 3x to both sides}

    x = 3 {divided both sides by 5}

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    30x + 6 - 2x + 4 = 5x + 10........30x - 2x - 5x = 10 - 6 - 4 ......23x = 0.....x = 0/23 = 0

    2x/3 - 6/3 = 6/3 - 3/3x - 3/3......2/3x + 3/3x = 6/3 + 6/3- 3/3.....5/3x = 12/3 -- 3/3

    5/3x = 9/3........5/3x = 3......x = 3/(5/3) = 3/1 times 3/5 = 9/5 = x

    30(9/5) + 6 - 18/5 + 4 = 45/5 + 10........270/5 + 30/5 - 18/5 + 36/5 = 45/5 + 50/5

    Your right, it doesn't come out correct. Did you copy the problem ok ?

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes the 1st on is 0.

    And x=3 on the 2nd one.

  • Snezzy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Your answers are correct. You probably made a mistake evaluating to -2/5 on each side when you tested your result.

    You are well on the track to understanding how to learn mathematics, which is to work the problems out yourself, and to try several methods if necessary to try to make sense out of what initially seems to be a horrid mess.

    Source(s): FPK, also known as "Show your work" or "No calculators" or "Fresh air fiend"
  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 1 decade ago

    For the first problem I got 0 also. and for the last one 11/5. I don't know why you think the first problem couldn't be 0.

    Source(s): Pencil and paper.
  • 1 decade ago

    oooo my favorite :)

    6(5x+1)-2(x-2)=5x+10

    30x+6-2x-4=5x+10

    30x+6-4=7x+10

    30x+2=7x+10

    23x+2=10

    23x=8

    x=2.875

    i might have done a wrong step, but it was fun anyway!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    30x+6-2x+4=5x+10

    28x=0

    I suppose x=0 yes.

    I don't understand how to second one is written sorry.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Ask your teacher

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.